Great season has won Hornets plenty of admirers

That's despite Saturday's 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa propelling his team up to 12th place in the Premier League, level on 44 points with Everton and just three behind champions Chelsea.

I bet if you had asked any Watford fan they would have bitten both hands off for that at the beginning of the season.

But incredibly they could go into next season without the man dubbed the coolest manager in the top flight as owner Gino Pozzo appears certain to invoke a break clause in the summer to end the Spaniard's two-year contract as head coach.

Some would argue Flores was too good for Watford in the first place let alone after having led in such a fantastic return to the top flight.

Be careful what you wish for

Pozzo needs to be careful what he wishes for here. Who will he possibly find better than Flores to take over? Who, after seeing the way Flores has been treated after working wonders, would want to go there?

If indeed Flores' contract is terminated, Pozzo will upset the club's fans and players alike heaping pressure on any new arrival.

Next season's top flight promises to be one of the most fiercely contested in living memory given the riches available for clubs to spend on players.